YTV (Canadian TV channel)
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YTV is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by YTV Canada, Inc. a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment.[1] The channel and its programming is targeted at children and young teenagers; consisting of both original live-action and animated television series, movies, and third-party shows from various international markets, mainly from U.S.-based kids networks such as Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. Its name was originally thought to be an abbreviation for "Youth Television", though the channel's website has denied this.[2]
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Timeshift service | YTV East G3 |
Ownership | |
Owner | Corus Entertainment |
Parent | YTV Canada, Inc. |
Sister channels | Nickelodeon Treehouse TV |
History | |
Launched | September 1, 1988; 35 years ago (1988-09-01) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
StackTV | Internet Protocol television |
The channel was launched on September 1, 1988 by owners Rogers Media and CUC Broadcasting upon launch. In 1995, Shaw Communications acquired CUC's 34% stake and in 1998, it acquired Rogers' remaining interest of the channel, before Shaw's media division was spun off to form Corus Entertainment in 1999.
YTV operates two time shifted feeds, running on both Eastern and Pacific Time Zone schedules, and is available in over 11.0 million households in Canada as of 2013.[3]